Abstrack #2, from St Cloud’s X Series line is aged for 9.5 years before spending 9 months finishing in ex-Sauternes casks. It comes in at 110 proof and may have one of the most beautiful labels I’ve seen in a long while.

 One of the most anticipated releases of Frey Ranch’s young existence has been the introduction of what they call their Farm Strength Uncut expression – a cask strength version of their four grain mashbill.

Now in it’s 7th iteration, the Little Book line from JIm Beam has always flown a bit under the radar for everyone but the biggest whiskey nerds. This 7th chapter in the series is named “In Retrospect”, an homage to the fact 6 of the 7 of the component whiskies in this blend were used in the 6 previous Little Book releases.

Master’s Keep Unforgotten is a blend of 13 year old bourbon and 8 and 9 year old rye whiskies that are blended together before an additional finishing in rye casks.

Still Austin’s Bottled in Bond Blue Corn Bourbon represents the 3 iteration in their new bottled in bond series. This release comes with a very unique mashbill featuring 26% blue corn, 25% white corn, 5% malted barley, and an incredibly high 44% rye.

This Trader Joe’s Barrel Entry Proof example was released a few years ago to massive online hype. The internet clamored over its Rock Hills Farms type bottle, its distillate sourced from Sazerac (many claiming it had to be Buffalo Trace), its high proof, and reasonable $30 MSRP all led to overwhelming online hype.

For this California exclusive batch, Prohibition Craft Spirits took aged MPG whiskey (anywhere from 4-7 years old is estimated), then finished it in toasted barrels for a few additional weeks. It was then bottled at 117.6 proof and non-chill filtered.

The white label Origin Series is Bardstown Bourbon Company’s Straight Bourbon whiskey – featuring a mashbill of 60% corn, 36% rye, and 4% malted barley. This is their entry to the brand and is priced at $45 for a 96 proofer with a 6-year age statement

Lineage comes with some serious bourbon credentials. It starts off by using 15+ year old whiskies, then boasts a 111 proof, and finishes with an eye watering price of $250. And I will be the first to say, $250 is a lot to spend on whiskey – bourbon especially.

If you haven’t yet experienced New Riff’s Single Barrel program, it deserves a look. This was a solid bottle that I will happily restock. It’s easy to find, great value, over 4 years old, packs classic flavors, and hails from a smaller Kentucky distillery. What’s not to love here?

Fox & Oden’s American single malt features a blend of sourced 4-8 year old malt whiskies and comes in at 97 proof with an MSRP of $69.99.

Jim Beam’s Devil’s Cut is what happens when big bourbon companies have some extra money lying around for R&D. While most distilleries are concerned about perfecting the bourbon inside the barrel, Jim Beam took the extra step of extracting the liquid that is absorbed into the barrel walls during aging.

Released in Fall of 2022, this is the first iteration of Distillers’ Share and uses toasted brown rice as a flavoring grain and is aged for 5 years at their Clermont facility before being bottled at 51% ABV.

Launching back in 2015, This barrel proof single barrel expression was Jack Daniel’s first whiskey bottled straight from the barrel. It promises an unadulterated Jack Daniel’s expression, in single barrel form, and at an approachable MSRP of around $65. Thought to be anywhere from 4–7 years old, this is a non-age stated bottle that sometimes gets overlooked in the hunt for other more limited expressions.

This Silver Cross expression is Journeyman’s experiment of combining equal parts wheat, rye, corn, and barley together. Because of this strange mashbill, this is technically just qualifies as a “whiskey” without falling into any other specific genre. Silver Cross is then aged in what they call “small barrels” without much further explanation - leading to even more mystery.